Walter Harzer Military person
SS-Oberführer (Senior Colonel) Walter Harzer (September 29, 1912 – May 29, 1982) was a German Waffen-SS officer who served in the SS-Standarte Deutschland and later commanded the 9.SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen and 4.SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany. After the war, he became active in the veteran's association HIAG.
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| allegiance | (to 1933) |
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| military command | 9.SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen 4.SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division. |
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| service start | 1931 |
| service end | 1945 |